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Percentage of funding for KM applications, platforms, or technologies from the KM program, initiative, or service
This measure calculates the percentage of funding for knowledge management (KM) applications, platforms, or technologies that comes from the KM program, initiative, or…
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Agent voluntary attrition rate
This measure determines the agent voluntary attrition rate, which is calculated by dividing the number of agents voluntarily terminated during the reporting period by the…
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Demand/supply planning costs per $1,000 revenue
This measure calculates the costs (per $1,000 revenue) associated with forecasting, developing finished goods or end item inventory plans, and coordinating the demand/supply…
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Forecast accuracy as a percentage of units shipped
Forecast accuracy compares forecasted demand to actual demand. This measure calculates it for products and/or families for markets/distribution channels in unit measurement…
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Value added productivity per employee
This measure calculates the value added productivity (total product revenue less total material purchases) per employee. It is part of a set of Staff Productivity measures…
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Systems cost to perform the process group "plan for and align supply chain resources" per $100,000 revenue
This measure calculates the amount of systems cost per $100,000 revenue to perform the process group "plan for and align supply chain resources," which involves developing…
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Overhead and other costs to perform the process group "plan for and align supply chain resources" per $100,000 revenue
This measure calculates the overhead and other cost per $100,000 revenue to perform the process group "plan for and align supply chain resources," which involves developing…
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Average return on investment on social media marketing channel marketing/sales campaigns
This measure calculates the average return on investment (ROI) for social media marketing/sales campaigns (i.e. interactions via social platforms external to a company's…
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Average return on investment on traditional face-to-face channel marketing/sales campaigns
This measure calculates the average return on investment (ROI) for traditional face-to-face marketing/sales campaigns. ROI is defined as the amount of gain made by an…
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Average return on investment on indirect marketing (billboards, print, broadcasting (radio/TV)) channel marketing/sales campaigns
This measure calculates the average return on investment (ROI) for indirect marketing/sales campaigns (e.g., billboards, print, radio/TV broadcasting). ROI is defined as the…
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Percentage of customers using social media for information gathering on your business entity's products/services
This measure calculates the percentage of customers that gather information on a business entity's products/services via social media (i.e. interactions via social platforms…
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Average return on investment on website channel marketing/sales campaigns
This measure calculates the average return on investment for company website (companyname.com) marketing/sales campaigns. ROI is defined as the amount of gain made by an…
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Average return on investment on mobile application channel marketing/sales campaigns
This measure calculates the average return on investment (ROI) for mobile application marketing/sales campaigns. ROI is defined as the amount of gain made by an investment…
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Average return on investment on search engine marketing channel marketing/sales campaigns
This measure calculates the average return on investment (ROI) for search engine marketing/sales campaigns. ROI is defined as the amount of gain made by an investment…
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Number of unique places available for users to search for information inside the organization
This measure calculates number of unique places available for users to search for information inside the organization. This Supplemental Information measure is intended to…